troyk Posted November 28, 2007 Report Posted November 28, 2007 I joined at Peter Johnson's invitation a year ago. Made nice with most of you, bumbled on a few of your toes, apologized and then we were all getting along fine. Then after the db crash, I lost my supergrover status and I just drifted away, but I've been doing some research lately and Peter urged me to come back. I've gotten some great help this week from both searching and posting. Thanks to all. I'm happy to be back. I'll watch my p's and q's. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted November 28, 2007 Report Posted November 28, 2007 f*ck your p's and q's, m*therf*cker. Welcome back, man. Good to see you here. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 28, 2007 Report Posted November 28, 2007 Yo! Troy in da house! (Stupid white guy imitation). Welcome back and hang around ok? Quote
troyk Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Posted November 29, 2007 Will do, I was actually pretty distracted and overextended in general last year. This year mucho mas tranquilo. Very focused on some intense listening, researching and documenting. We'll get to that. Thanks for welcoming me back. Oh, and Peter, Go F*** yourself. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 I lost my supergrover status... and here i was just drawing him! imagine dat! Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 Good to see you back, TK. I was wondering about you a week or two back, because we re-aired the Dick and Kiz Harp Night Lights show...good to know you've returned to these environs. Quote
catesta Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 I lost my supergrover status... and here i was just drawing him! imagine dat! HA! Quote
troyk Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Posted November 29, 2007 That's how we spell it where I'm from. How about some cultural sensitivity? Besides, Grover rocks! Quote
MoGrubb Posted November 30, 2007 Report Posted November 30, 2007 That's how we spell it where I'm from. How about some cultural sensitivity? Besides, Grover rocks! Were yew frum? Quote
troyk Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Posted December 1, 2007 Lived around. Been in Seattle, Washington since 2000 and pretty happy here. I am a sometime busily working jazz bassist with a day job that I don't care enough about to mention very often. Won't catch me mentioning politics or religion except in the very broadest senses of the terms. I generally tend to be interested in the world and care about people. I'll admit to being somewhat of a narrow listener. I really love hard bop. Mobley, Morgan, Henderson, Dorham, Golson and the gang. As a bassist, I have a connection to the playing of Butch Warren that I can't quite explain and I had a chance to meet him and see him play this year that was very moving to me. Ray Brown, Sam Jones, Oscar Pettiford, Chuck Isreals, Andy Simpkins are some of the many great players I love listening to. I don't think there will ever be a finer jazz musician than Clifford Brown on any instrument. Despite opinions to the contrary, I think Dexter Gordon was a beautiful artist. I can sit and listen to either of those gentlemen for a week and not blink. Mingus continues to inspire me. I also like vocal jazz more than most who are into bop. I do listen to other types of music, especially latin musics; Cuban, Bossa Nova, Tango, etc. I used to live in Miami and hear things that don't know how to categorize. I'd like to know how to play those things better some day. Occasionally I find something like Teddy Charles that expands my horizons and I'm happy about that too. Listening to jazz, playing jazz, knowing the history and musicians and fans is all a very important part of my life. I know a few people, but I don't claim to be anyone of any consequence. I've been happily married since 1993. My lovely wife works for NPR which carries with it some nice perks. I do a lot of reading, worthwhile literature and completely worthless stuff alike. That's a little more than you asked for, but I thought I should reintroduce myself. Quote
MoGrubb Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) Cool. I bet not mentioning Scott Lafaro was just a slight oversight(?). Or is Lafaro out of the Israels school? I don't recall having listened to Israels. [i know, 20 lashes with the cat-o'-nine-tails.] Edited December 1, 2007 by MoGrubb Quote
troyk Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Posted December 1, 2007 No disrespect intended to Mr. LaFaro, but no, it wasn't an oversite. He is a great bassist and a very important one, but as admitted, I'm somewhat narrow in my jazz obsession. I like and admire Bill Evans Trio. Have some in my collection and it comes out for specific listening moods, but it's not my sweet spot. Evans, LaFaro and Motion were the start of something different in my mind. Something good, really talented cats, but something different. I still haven't gotten over Sonny Clark Trio, Wyton Kelly Trio, Ray Brown Trio. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Hi all, I've been away for a good 18 months. Found I was repeating myself between two boards so chose one with more members from my neck of the woods. Very unhappy with recent events there (don't ask!). Is it OK to rejoin here? Bev (a bloke! See I've been reading if not posting!) Quote
Noj Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Welcome back, Bev! Those recent events at the other board have been bewildering to say the least. Quote
Aggie87 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 You're more than welcome here, Bev! Welcome back! Quote
Joe G Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Is it OK to rejoin here? Well, hell yes! :rsmile: Quote
ghost of miles Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Well the names have all changed since you hung around.... er, no they haven't. Welcome back, Bev!! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks, folks. The welcome is appreciated. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Nice to see you here... I was bummed when you left. Always enjoyed your posts. Welcome back! Quote
seeline Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) Welcome back, Bev! Those recent events at the other board have been bewildering to say the least. You can color me bewildered, too, Noj. I honestly am not sure what happened, even now. But that really is water under the bridge at this point, so... Lots of music to catch up on, no?! Edited January 25, 2008 by seeline Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks for the welcome, Jim. And hi...er...seeline! Get onto those Brazilian threads! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Hi all, I've been away for a good 18 months. Found I was repeating myself between two boards so chose one with more members from my neck of the woods. Actually, quite a few Brits knocking around here nowadays. Don't think you'll feel homesick MG Quote
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